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We’ve blogged before and mentioned a slight irritation about some aspects of the portrayal of the martial arts on TV and in the movies. Specifically the way that some movies or shows suggest, not very subtly, that practitioners only live for the opportunity to engage in violent mayhem.

However, some of these films are classics and the genre as a whole remains very popular.

What’s behind this?

Any professional Dojo will tell you that many of these films contain lots of fantasy and inaccuracy (we’re not speaking here of fine points of detail but MAJOR inaccuracies!). Some films though, do contain broadly accurate and factual representations of the martial arts.

What almost all such representations share is something that appeals to us all – the idea that there is a right and a wrong. Going further, they also perpetrate the view that given support, right will triumph.

That’s often extended to engage the idea of the individual (or small collections of individuals) standing up and winning against a bigger and more powerful group. That powerful body is often depicted as a gang, a corporate enterprise or perhaps even corrupt government.

Today, many of us can feel powerless and intimidated by the increasingly anti-individual world around us. We are all vulnerable to feeling that we’re being swept along by forces we can’t control or influence. That generates fear and a lack of personal self-confidence.

One of the reasons martial arts films are so popular is that they frequently show that suitably empowered, the individual can fight back and win against such forces.

In a sense, this is where these films can be correct. Our training here is about increasing your confidence in your own ability to stand apart from the tide of events around you, thereby helping you to forge your own path through life and to reduce or eliminate your fears that you’re a helpless bystander.

Why not come along and discover how we can help you to find that basic truth about your own inherent capabilities?

– Clare Diable

Ever since the day we walked into the Dojo, George has been enthusiastic about attending his Ninja Ru class each week. Not only has he made new friends but he has improved in so many areas of his development. His motor skills have become more defined, his balance, his co-ordination are even better but most of all he has developed a crucial discipline and a genuine respect for others.

He brings home all of his new moves which we love watching him demonstrate but he now always wants to help because it’s good to ‘work together’ and do ‘team work’.

George’s instructor Rebecca is one of a kind, full of respect for the children, she explains things to them in a way that they will understand and she gets good feedback from them all, one day, no doubt, she’ll be a fantastic mum running a very tight ship! All of the instructors do a great job and are very patient, because no two children are the same and they deal with them as individuals.

The monthly ‘star grading’ is a very important date in George’s mind, he tries hard at everything he is asked to do and is always encouraged by his peers.

I can’t recommend WAIMA Currambine enough, it’s good fun and fitness for children, great discipline and it is always teaching them very important skills that will stay with them for life and George loves it, he is very proud of his very first Martial Arts uniform.
Keep up the great work…

Clare Diable

Ninja Ru Testimonials

Ever since the day we walked into the Dojo, George has been enthusiastic about attending his Ninja Ru class each week. Not only has he made new friends but he has improved in so many areas of his development. His motor skills have become more defined, his balance, his co-ordination are even better but most of all he has developed a crucial discipline and a genuine respect for others.

He brings home all of his new moves which we love watching him demonstrate but he now always wants to help because it’s good to ‘work together’ and do ‘team work’.

George’s instructor Rebecca is one of a kind, full of respect for the children, she explains things to them in a way that they will understand and she gets good feedback from them all, one day, no doubt, she’ll be a fantastic mum running a very tight ship! All of the instructors do a great job and are very patient, because no two children are the same and they deal with them as individuals.

The monthly ‘star grading’ is a very important date in George’s mind, he tries hard at everything he is asked to do and is always encouraged by his peers.

I can’t recommend WAIMA Currambine enough, it’s good fun and fitness for children, great discipline and it is always teaching them very important skills that will stay with them for life and George loves it, he is very proud of his very first Martial Arts uniform.
Keep up the great work…